Chapter 1505 Being Preempted

"The small banquet hall is connected to the competition venue. We can pretend to have walked into the wrong place. Even if they suspect us, they can't do anything to us!"

As soon as the girl finished speaking, everyone nodded. Qiao Xi also gave her a thumbs up. "Good idea. Then I'll have to trouble you. Have fun. I'll foot the bill!"

Gu Yao shrunk his neck. "If Gu Zheng finds out that I asked you for money, he'll definitely skin me alive. Since I'm the one who asked everyone for help, of course, I'll be the one paying. I still have this bit of money! Everyone, call your friends! The more the merrier!"

The group of people walked away while laughing. They were about to rent the banquet hall beside them but Gu Yao still stood at the side. He wanted to say something but hesitated. After a long time, he comforted Qiao Xi softly. "Q-Qiao Xi, don't be sad."

Qiao Xi had a calm expression as she raised her eyebrows. "What makes you think I'm sad?"

"I saw the thread online. Kang…" Gu Yao suddenly paused and sized up Qiao Xi from the corner of his eyes, afraid that he would hit a sore spot.

So many people had stepped forward to protect Qiao Xi. They were clearly not related by blood, but they believed that Qiao Xi would not do such a thing. However, the Kang family, as her family, chose to abandon her and even posted such a thing online. They were clearly stabbing Qiao Xi in the heart!

Qiao Xi's expression was indifferent. "Oh, Kang Jichuan's post. I saw it too."

Gu Yao's expression was complicated. After a moment of silence, he seemed to have made a major decision. He gritted his teeth and looked like he was sacrificing himself. He said seriously, "Qiao Xi! If you're really sad, treat me as Kang Jichuan and beat me up to vent your anger!"

Qiao Xi was dumbfounded: "!!!" Gu Yao was really cute!

After a while, Yang Xu rushed back with a lonely expression. "Has Sister-in-law entered?"

Gu Yao replied, "She's in. There's no rush. She'll only make a move after the competition begins. We can just find a chance to enter. Have you rented the banquet hall?"

Yang Xu spread his hands helplessly. "No, someone else rented it first. If our original plan doesn't work, won't it be too deliberate if we keep guarding outside?"

Gu Yao was also a little surprised. Why was the banquet hall rented out at nine in the morning?

"What's the name of the person who rented the banquet hall?"

Yang Xu said, "That manager refused to tell me, but he did after I gave him some money. His name is Twilight. This name is strange. I don't know where to find this guy."

Gu Yao thought for a moment. He had never heard of Twilight either.

Just as everyone was at a loss, a young man in a suit and leather shoes rushed over. "Are you Mr. Gu Yao?"

Gu Yao sized up the person in front of him warily and nodded.

Seeing this, the young man smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Mr. Twilight's assistant. Mr. Twilight wants to invite everyone to meet him. Mr. Twilight said that he's willing to give the banquet hall to you."

Everyone was stunned. They did not know where to look for Twilight, but this person took the initiative to look for them and was even willing to give the banquet hall to them!

Yang Xu was so excited that he almost jumped up. "Gu Yao, let's go over quickly!"

Gu Yao was a little hesitant, but he saw that this assistant had no ill intentions. There were many of them, and they were all from Li City's high society. He was not afraid that the other party would harm them, so he followed the assistant into the banquet hall.

At this moment, a man in a black suit was standing in the middle of the banquet hall. He was tall and exuded a cold aura. His back was facing everyone.

"Hiss…" Yang Xu narrowed his eyes and grabbed Gu Yao's arm. "Gu Yao, this person looks like your brother! Maybe I was wrong. It's just that the back view looks similar."

When Gu Yao saw the man in front of him, his expression froze.

These young masters and socialites were still young and had not taken over their families' businesses. Hence, they did not have much contact with Gu Zheng. Most of them had only seen him a few times from afar at banquets. However, as Gu Yao looked at this man's back, he was certain that this man was Gu Zheng.

The two brothers had grown up together since they were young. He had been beaten up by Gu Zheng countless times, so when he saw Gu Zheng, he felt inexplicably afraid. Moreover, this man exuded an aura that kept strangers away. He was clearly Gu Zheng!

However, wasn't this banquet hall rented by Twilight? If Gu Zheng had rented it, he could have just told him. Why did he have to invite them over in Twilight's name?

Yang Xu, who was at the side, had already begun to greet the man warmly. "You must be Mr. Twilight. I've heard a lot about you. Thank you so much for being willing to give up the banquet hall!"